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Revolution Threatened In Case NJ. Ferry
Shall Be Chosen by the Congress.
A Bakers Dozen of Deputies and Senators Urge
Grevy to Retain His Place-improyement
in the Crown Princes Condition.


The French Senate and Chamber of Deputies
Co $ elect President Friday.
PARIS Nov. 2a-Ths congress OF the Senate
and CharAber of Deputies will meet on Friday at
Versailles to elect a successor to President
Grevy. President Grevy's message of res,gna-
ton will be short He will disciaim all RESP onsi-
bility for the consequences of his retiremeat
NJ Clemenceau, in an interview with NJ.
Fioquet, pointed ort thu inadvisabity of divid
ing the Radical vote between M. Floquet aud II.
De Freycinet. NJ Fioquet replied that he neither
desired to offer himself IS candidate for the
presidency nor refuse to stand for that Office. He
left himself he said, in the hands of his friends.
who were entirely responsible.
In The Chamber of Deputies, today, d. Rou
vier moved for an adjournment of the House
until Thursday, at the time stating that
the government would then make an important
com munlcation.
III. Paul de Roulede declares that he will con-
vert the Patriotic League into a revolutionary
society if M Jules Ferry is elected to the presi
dency
Elections were held yesterday in Auxerrs. Ar
Deputies. In Auxerre, the Radical candidate.
NJ. Hervier, was successful polling 30,6 GA votes
against 19, 773 for NJ. Regn,er. Oppor;unist. In
Arras. M Camecssse, Republican, was elected.
his vote being &c. 600 against II 900 for NJ. La
bite. Con servative. In Lille there were two
vacancies to fill. and the Republican candidates
were successful in both cases. The vote was
follows: NJ. Pierre Legrand and NJ Maximele-
comette, Republicans. 145, 600; M. De Lesae
and u. Fauville, Conservatives, 123, 600.
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FREDERICK WILLIAM.

The Doctors Try New Treatment-The Pa
tient Pronounced Somewhat Better.
BERLIN. Nov. 28.-The Reichs-Anzeger an
nounces that the Empress is expected here to-
morrow. 1t says the Empress has been deeply
moved by the many proofs OF loyalty and con-
doence that have been sent to her while re-
siding at Coblentz. She returns thanks for the
anxious expressions of hope for the recovery of
the Crown Prince.
The weather at San Reno is fine. The Crown
Prince took long drive to-day. with the sane
tion of DR.. Bergman and his other physicians.
new treatment of the Princes case is being
tried. part of the regime is the absolute ex-
clusion of sugar. The latest information as to
the condition of the Crown Prince Frederick
William is to the effect that the sub-maxillary
clandular swelling, which formed before the
oedematous growth, is now lessening. The
condition OF the patient in this respect ia now
considered hopeful.
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The Prosecutions i'm ireland.

DUBLIN. Nov. 28-After the second trial of
Lord Mayor Sullivan, editor Of the Nation. for
printing reports of meetings of suppressed
branches of the National League, the govern
ment will prosecute a number of editors of
otner papers for Publishing similar re-
ports The Freemans Journal asserts
that the arrest of news agents for selling
ccpies OF United Ireland is illegal Ii
II IS legal. it saws the Dublin depots of the Right
hon William Henry Smiths News Company are
gnity OF the offense, they have sold
thousands of United Irsiands The Freemans
journal declares that the combining of Mr.
Vaudeville in astinking cell at Tullamore prison.
for refusing to cleanse utensils and exercise in
company with ordinary criminals, is as scandal
ousas the worst outrages committed in Bombay
or Neapolitan prisons.
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AMERICAN VESSELS SEIZED.
An Armed Force, Wearing the Nicaraguan
Uniform, Takes Possession of Two Ships.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26.-Captain Brown. of
the steamer Harlan, from Bluefields which ar
rived here to-day. gives to the press the follow
ing letter. which is the only Information SO far
received on the subject:
SCHOONER MERIDA, Nov. 20, 1887.
Capt Brown. steamship Harlan Escond do River:
ssDear Sir-Thie morning an armed force,
wearing the uniform of Nicaragua, boarded the
steamer VIM. S. Moore and the schooner Merida,
both owned wholly by American citizens, and
having licenses from the Mosquito government
to carry the business they are now engaged
in. and took forcibie possession which they now
hold. have abandoned everything TO them
When asked for their authority they showed me
their rifles Please have this published as soon
You arrive so the United States government
can hear of the outrage, and obge.
Yours truly, n. p ALLEN,
Owner of schooner Merida
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New Use for Electric Lights.

WAsHINeToS, Nov. 2S.-The experiments
with the incendescent electric light which have
been made at the torpedo station at Newport,
have developed a novel use for the little lamps.
and one that is said to promise to bs OF great
value in paval warfara. With lamps Of abcus
100 candle power fastened o.. he ends OF uolee
submerged in the sea to a & 9TH of twenty feet.
the water is illuminated that objects in il car
be distinguished within a radius OF 150 feet
There is little glare from tho submerged
light to oetray the presence OF thu boat using
the sparks It is believed that by this means
submarine mines by cuttinc their cables, OF
sweeping them to one side. Ii is probable that
torpedo launches will be equipped with these
lights in future
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Cable Notes.

NJ Glen. anceau and General Boulanger have
become reconcilsd. They breakfasted together
yesterday.
An explosion took place yesterday in the Aber
naus co!llery, at Aberdare, in the south of
Wales. No lives were lost
The forged documents sent by the Gar have
baen forwarded by the German Foreign Office to
Prince Bismarck at Friedrichsruhe.
Tae search for the British gun-boat Wasp.
which Is supposed to have been lost IN a cyclone,
several weeks ago, has been abandoned.
All the editors of St. Petersburg have bean
summoned by the press censor and instructed
to adopt a moderate tone regarding Germany.
1t is stated that the new German corn law
will be applied TO the corn which has already
heen stored in Stettin with the object of avoid
ing the increase OF duty.
George NJ. Graham, of Rochester, N Y, who
was shot the night of the 21st inst. in Lon
don. by Dan Doherty, of New York, after
quarrel gambling debt, has died from
his wound.
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THREE wHrrE-HoUsE CRANKs.

OneEisiaed General Grant, One Secretary Fre-
Enhuysen and a Third DIr. Lamar.
washin gton Special.
Detective Henry Kolb OF the White House,
who knows more about cranks than any other
man in the country, tells . story of General
Grants encounter with one OF these fellows:
zone afternoon during President Grants FIRST
term" said Mr. ko!s, "a tall. styiishly-dressed
mau, about forty fve years Of age. came TO the
main door and IN very Gigniied manner de-
nanded to see the President 1 informed him
that the President was not receiving that day
An he rejoiped with the utmost eapg-froid
General Grant is always at home to Republican
members of Congress- 1t was during the
sion of Congress, and believing the caller was
what he represented himself to BE-, pointed ont
the way to the Teception-room up stairs. Ha
quickly disappeared up the vevety stairway,
and resumed conversation With an arouaint-
ance. Pretty soon there WAS a commoiion at
the head Of the steps and the usher up there
sang out: Come up here, Kolb. quick ]
bounced up stairs and into General Grants
Office and there was the Congressman cesficu
lating wildly. talking loudly and following the
manner
1.-The President was as cool az norther. buf
there was angry gleam in his eyes. sPu
this fellow ou;n he commanded imperatively
and as seized Mr.. Congressman the President
quietly resumed his seat at the desk and con.
tinued his work though nothing had hap
pened After brief struggle / got the fellow
to the head of the stairs. and told him would
throw him down IL he did not 90 peaceably He
went 1t was several days before learned the
true cause of the disturbance. In the mean
time tho President rsbuked me for not being
more careful who / admitted into the building
i am not afraid OF such fellows.' he said, out
they annoy mo and occupy valuable time ali Of
which YOU could avoid by net admitting themi
Had known at the time what the fellow had
done ! should have handed him over to the
police. learned the particulars from ons
of the children. He came in, said that
he had been elected 10 Congress from
the Baltimore district by 1000 900 Republican
majority, and notwithstanding that faat his seat
IN the House WAS still occupied by Democrat
He wished the President To 60 to the Capitoi
with him at once and demand that the Demo-
crat be ousted forthwith The General not
ouly refused tc do this. but he touched the but
ton and summoned his door-kesper. In the
meantime. before my arrival the scene.
the crank followed the President about threat
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sensible Treatment nr Aeitato,

ROME, Nov. 28.-In the Chamber of Dep
uties, to-day, Messrs Bought and Sacchi in
terpeated the government regarding petitions
demanding the restoration of the temporal
power of the Pope Minister Zanardslli replied
that the crown lawyers were of the
opinion that such petitions die not in
criminats the signers. It otherwise,
perhaps, with regard to letters of bishops who
clearly demanded that the TEMPORAL power OF
the Pope ba restored. He considered il unwise.
however. to take the action against them which
they desired No greater service could be rem
dered them than to bring them icto promInence
through a public trial. By ignoring them the
government showed the great liberty enjoyed
BY its enemies and caused their movements to
be viewed with indifference.
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TEE LIFE-sAvTNG SERVICE.

Its Work as Revealed m the Annual Report
of superintendent kimbai.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s.-The following is an
abstract of the annual report of Mr.. s /. Kim
ball, general superintendent of the Life-saving
Service:
The establishment embraced at the close of
the last fiscal year 2lS stations. as follows:
One hundred and thrry-six the Atlantic.
A on the lakes. the Pacific. and l at the
falls of the Ohio-louisviie, KY. TIE number
of disasters to documsn,ed vessels reported
within the field of station operations during the
year Was 332 On board these vessels
6.327 persons, OF whom 627z
were saved and 80 lost The valus OF
il 81 7S6. 925. and that of their cargoes at s..
2S8. 775. making the total value Of property ST.
075 700. of which 50. 1SS. 500 was saved, and ST..
2S6. $50 lost The total numbe of vessels totally
lost seventy-two Besides the foregoing.
there were. during the year. l35 casualties to
smaller crafts, such IS sail-boats, row-boars,
etc, on which there were 274 persons. 21l of
whom were saved An unusual amber of snow
storms, and the prevalence of fogs made the
operations OF ths service more than commonly
difficult and daneeroGs. bnt nevertheless the
station crews succeeded IN saving much greater
number OF lives and larger amount Of properly
than ever before in some instances performing
feats of unparalleled enterprise and daring.
The following gives n summary OF tho Stats
ties of the service from the introduction of the
present system. in 1871 to the close OF the fiscal
year: Total number of disasters. 3. So: tofal
vaiue of vessels and carcoes involved s65 $40
779: saved, s4I $50 9e2; lost. SlSels. 7s7; total
number of persons involved, 35429; saved.
"a. $685. lost. 544 The loss ot life. es stst-
ed above. includes lS3 persons lost al the wrecks
of the steamers Huron and Metropolis. aid also
fourteen other persons, really
ehargeahle the service. leaving
the total rumbsr of lives les.
during the sixteen years of the existence of she
syeiem only S47 ont of over %. .oo0 il VOWED.
New stations were completed and put icso com
mission durinr the year at Frankfort Penswaser.
White river. Holland, South Haven and Sturgeon
Bay canal, Lake Michigan. The general
superintendent recommends the establishments
of stations Ashtabula. on Lake Erie, and
Marquette, on Lake Superior Measures are IN
progress for the Improvement Of the service on
the Pacific, commission of officers being now
engaged upon that coast with this view.
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New YORK, Nov. 2S.-Arrived: Servia, from
Liverpool.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 2S--Arrived: Edam, from
New York.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 2s.-Arrived: Michigan,
from Boston
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2s-Arrivcd: Indiana,
from Liverpool.
PLYMOUTH Nov 2s.-Arriysd: Rhaetia, from
New York for Hamburg.
GLASGOW, Nov. 26-Arrivsd: State of Penn
sylvania, from New York.
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Vestern Tn,on Loses a suit.

BOSTON Nov. 28.-The Western Union Teie-
graph Company lost an important SUIT IN the
United States Circuit Court to-day, Judge Colt
giving decrse for the com plainant IN the acton
of the Attorney general of Massachusetts vs. the
Western Union Telegraph Company. This was
an information fled by the Attorney general
under the public statutes to collect a tax OF Slo,-
6l8. assessed in May. 1885, the corporate
franchise of the company doing business ia this
State. and to enioin the defendant from further
execution OF its business until said tax was paid
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.


But Little Hope that Lord Lyons VIII Rally
from His Present Illness.
Special TO the .udianapois journal
LONDON. Nov. 28-Lord Lyons. until quite
recently British embassador to France, is sink
ing fast, and his death may be looked for any
day. His age-he is in his seventy fret year
Is regarded as altogether against his rallying IN
view of the Character of his ailuneut. and having
been a prominent parsonage in English diplo-
matte circles for many years, his displacement
by the appointment of LORD Lytton 10 succeed
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forgery. Mr.. Kebler was attorney for both Mr..
Besuden and Miss Nourse; they were his clients,
and hs enjoyed their unlimited confidence. Ii
Besuten be told Besuden that Miss Nourse
wanted TO lease it. and executed lease and
signed it proner form, and paid Besuden his
lease money. The transaction took place over
year ago, and Mr. Besuden and Miss Nourse
were not aware of il until since Keblsr's suicide.
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Grevy the Victim, of a Political Conspiracy.
Paris Special to New York Tribune
A distinguished American iurist now residing
abroad expressce the opinion that the best thing
to do with the French republic in present cir
cumstances would be to appoint receiver
Matters. however, not quite so bad as sh4.--
Neither the republic nor repu bcanism ia set
bankrupt, even in France. More serious and
very striking criticism from the same
source. "Tho President" says this clea2-headed
lawyer. us elected in France for years
The present movement is an attempt to reduce
this term to two years. 1t is more and worse
than that. 1t is an ATTEMPT to force the Presi-
dent to hold office, like tho English Prime Minis
ter, at the will of the legislature for the time
b'/ing The Cham ber has created this presidential
tkrsis. The successive refusais of leading Repub-
1lcans to form or attempt TO form Ministry
der NJ Grevy amount political conspiracy.
Their action is distinctly Unconstitutional The
constitution becomes of force SO far as the
President is concerned. He may always be
turned out if the Cham ber or the leaders of the
predominant political party agree to turn
him out What the French did was to try to
com mbne in their constitution the English and
American systems, and they have failed. The
two systems will no more mix tran oil and
ter Either works we'll by itself. But fixed
term of Office for the President. with the Cabi-
responsible to the Legislature, is if not
contradiction in terms, likely to prove un worka-
BILE n Dracticen
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Editor and Minister at War.

Special to the 1ndianapoIis Journai-
ASHLAND, O., Nov. 28.-This community is
much excited over the course pursed by Mr.. Hill
derbrand the present editor of the Times, and
Rev Duncan. pastor OF the First Presby terian
Church The Times in it's last weeks ISSUE
openly denounced Mr. Du mean alder to the
REYNOLDS tragedv Yesterday Rev. Dunca
delivered a refined denunciation of Mr.. Hi.der-
brand heaping upon his head all epithets known
to cultured words. The pastor has taken the
part of the Mason brothers during the trial. and
m made the murder the theme of several discourses.
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Ranks That Are sound.

LAWRENCE Kan, Nov. 28.-The recent neys-
p.oar articles concerning the Western Farm
Mortgage Company, which has recently oe@n re-
oroanSvsa and the alleged connection of the two
national banks of this city with its affairs. In
duced the Comptroller to send Examiner Grifn'n
mere to investigate the condition or ooth oanks,
and i, is found that neither OF them nave COZ
lar loaned to this company. and that both banks
are in a good. sound financial condition.
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Maror and C,tx Couno1 I.ncked Up.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov 2s-A j. Sawyer. Mayor
of the city of Lincoln and the eleven members
compri sing the City Council. were locked up at
the Jail here this afternoon to serve sentences
imposed by Judge Brewer, of the United States
Circuit Court for contempt in violating an IN
junction. The Council claim that Judge Brewer
had no jurisdiction in the case, and the matter
viii be carried to the Supreme Court. Hon. G-
NJ. Lamberton. their attorney. left night for
Washington to secure writ of habeas corpus
and thus test TIE matter.
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CINCINNATI, Nov. 2S.-Mr Henry Besuden to-
dav took dead to the courthouse which had
been executed for MIN through Charles A.
kebler, the lawyer who committed suicide last
"Wednesday. and for whch Besuden paid keb-
Ter Sl8 G00 The deed was signed by Miss L. Il.
Nourse. the conveyor of the property. and it was
Endorsed BY County Auditor Hagerty as recorded
such a page of such u book of the Hamilton
county records. Mr. Besudsni found that the deed
was bogus, and that every signature on 1t was
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ST. LOUIS. Nov. 28-A dispatch from Webb
CITY. in the lead aud zinc region of south western
Missouri saws that most distressing and fatal
accident occurred there to-day. Messrs. C. r.
and c. K Garrison, sons of David X Garrison.
of New York went down into one OF the mines
on a tour of inspection. Having ompleted their
observations they bagan the ascent in a tub,
which was hoisted by windlass. During the
ascent. either the windlass or the rope gave
wav aud the tub and the men fell 10 the bottom
of the shaft. one hundred and forty feet. One
of the gentlemen was killed outright and the
other lived but few minutes.
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Sullivan in LoIdOn.

LONDON Nov 28.-Mr. John L. Sullivan
fought three lively rounds with Jack Ashton at
the Westminster Aqu arium tonight Five
thousand people witnessed the exhibition, and
were very enthusiastic in their reception OF the
American champion, many of them frequently
calling upon Sullivan ''ficht Smith. F" In
interview tonight Sullivan said that he will
arrange articles tomorrow to fight Charley
Mitchell, the meeting to take place five days
after final settlements have been made He de-
clared that he would soon take all the bounce"
out of Mitcheli
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Obituary.

New York, Nov. 2s.-Col Richard Penn
Smith died at his residence. on Staten island
last night aged fifty years. He came of an old
Quaker family of Pennsylvania, and during the
war became colonel of Bakers famous Califor-
MIA regiment after Bakers death. At that time
he was the youngest colonel in either army.
KANSAS CITY, Nov 2S.-Emily Barrett,
granddaughter of ex-Gov Higgins of New Jer-
sey. died in special car at the Union Depot,
this morning of diphtheria. She was one of a
The remains were sbipped to New York.
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aim at Paris has undouhtedly proved upon his
mental and physical strength, and initiates
greatly against his chances of recovery. Lord
Lyons was the British minister at Washington
at the time or the Prince of Wales's memorable
.eEr a or the United States, in the summer of
lSou, and took a prominent part in the diplomatic
controversies between the American and English
eoveTnnents which arose during the war of the
rebellion.
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Where the Profit Comes In

New York Critic.
While the Ledger has never been regarded as
a paper of g-aat literary excellence it has num-
bered some of the foremost literary men OF the
day among its contributors 1t was not. now
ever the poems of Tennvson or Lonfeiiow, or
the essays of Edward Everett. that gave the
Ledger a circulation running into the nunorsos
of thousands; II was Syvanus Cohbs Gnn-
maker of Moscow" and the serials or sucn
writer's as E. D. E. n. Southworth. thas N ade
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Turkey Is To BE Protected.

BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-The Cologne Gazette says:
after the renewal of the central European al
lance. restoring the equilibrium of the Med
iterraneau, with the approval of England, nego-
tiations occurred, in accordance with which
England is to cooperate with the peace powers
in certain eventualites. A result of those nego-
ria,ions is that Turkey ia to be protected aud in
oil la
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ST PETERSBURG. Nov 28.-The village school
of Werchobistritzkoi. Russia. was burned last
night while the inmates were asleep. All the
boys who were sleeping on the ground floor,
capped. The Eirls, forty in number, occupied
sleeping rooms the upper foors and twenty
four OF them saved themselves by jumping from
the windows. Sixteen were afraid to take the
lei SD. and lost their lives In the flames.
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Schools for Russian Jews.

VIENNA, Nov. 2S.-Baron Hirsh's offer of
SO, 900. 600 for the purpose of founding primary
schools and other institutions for the benefit OF
Jews in Russia has been accepted by the Czar.
The money has been deposited in the Bank of
England.
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New York Special
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, his family. and his
friends have been very much annoyed by the
publication that ne was a sufferer from cancer
in the throat. Colonel Ineersou never had any
cancerous tronble any other serious trouble
with his thros.t or vocal chords.